Phobia and Jubei step up to support Coded Music 001 with a dope podcast featuring two mixes full of fresh tracks. DOWNLOAD \ SUBSCRIBE Tracklist: 1. Phobia & Jubei - Guillotine (Breakage's Joseph Ignace Mix) 2. Code 3 aka SP:MC, Jubei & Dakuan - Payload 3. Phobia - Voltage Phobia Mix 1. Sidechain - Grotesque 2. Mindscape - Skid Row 3. Spectrasoul & Ben E - Supression 4. Calibre - Mr Maverick 5. Teknik - Old Haunt [...]
As concerned citizens, Donnybrook turns our sharpened critical eyes on emerging artists - to make sure they're up to our standards, see? In this interview, Angora Holly Polo fires tough questions at Widowers' front man Mike Marchant , who is releasing a solo EP called "Outer Space and the Sea" January 9th at the Meadowlark. To get a sampling, click here or visit his Myspace! ahem. Question the First: You "say" you have "two" releases coming up, one that is a "solo" and [...]
Coded Music 001 promos hit the shops on 15th December 2009. This is the A-side, with a Breakage remix on the flip.

by Cosmo Lee The Economist set up an interactive map ( here ) where people across the world could vote in the 2008 US Presidential election. Like in the States, this Global Electoral College allocated votes by population, with large countries like China and India getting the most. After 52,000 worldwide votes, the poll has closed: Barack Obama, 97.8%, John McCain, 2.2%. No countries were "strongly" for McCain, with only four "leaning" towards him: Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, [...]
After speaking to people in the know, I can officially confirm that promising New York grindcore act ASRA (Alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse) have broken up. According to the band, one of their number made the tough decision to focus on completing his law degree and holding down a full-time job and as a result, ASRA [...]
File this under: Best News Ever. The madmen behind Maryland's goriest, circlepittiest, most blastbeat-engulfed metal festival have announced plans to include a second stage, featuring a proposed lineup of fifty (count 'em, fifty!) crazy-awesome bands. Ten have already been announced, with many more to come. Worried about being forced to make that agonizing choice between your favorite [...]
(SWEET MERCIFUL CRAP, DO YOU SEE THIS LINEUP?!) To reiterate: HOLY FUCK! One of the best lineups I've ever seen, and they're sure to add at least a dozen more bands over the next few months. I swear, every Maryland Death Fest is better than the last. The fest has been grinding away since 2003, and [...]

by Cosmo Lee Today kicks off Willowtip 's War on Everything tour, which has an epic lineup of Impaled, Phobia, Illogicist, and Maruta. (See tour dates here .) Malignancy joins up for the first 2/3 of the tour, while Kill the Client accompanies the remaining dates. Despite losing Arsis and Neuraxis to larger labels, Willowtip has stayed strong by forging partnerships with Neurotic and Candlelight. The label's upcoming releases this year look to be scorching. Normally, I'm not in [...]
IMPALED, PHOBIA, MALIGNANCY, ILLOGICIST, KILL THE CLIENT and MARUTA are primed to decimate your shithole hometown this month! Get ready to grind your faces off, fuckers. WAR ON EVERYTHING TOUR 2008 IMPALED, PHOBIA, MALIGNANCY, ILLOGICIST, MARUTA: Aug. 22 - Oakland, CA - The Metro Aug. 23 - San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle Aug. 24 - Hollywood, CA - [...]
DOWNLOAD: Black Anvil - "Ten Talons Deep" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Transitional - "This Paradise Pt. 1" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Capricorns - "November Suicides" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Capricorns - "The Bell Rang Backwards" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Phobia - "Protest/Solution" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Phobia - "Savannah's Assault" (MP3) Agalloch [...]